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initially

[ih-nish-uh-lee] / ɪˈnɪʃ ə li /
ADVERB
at first
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Customer Phoebe Ma, 24, said that when her mother's generation was young, China "wasn't so developed" and people were initially familiar with only a handful of luxury brands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The project was a prominent act on Stones Throw Records, which had initially booked Los Retros to co-headline its 30th anniversary festival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The team initially concentrated on Roman's Coronagraph Instrument, which had been producing images that were slightly out of focus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

An HSE investigation found Baker had initially attached a winch to the front of the Range Rover, which would have prevented the vehicle rolling away if the handbrake was released or failed.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

As it was, the video sequence became something of a legend, initially doing the rounds on the Amateur Home Movies cable shows and ending up on the LEP Academy Hand-to-Hand curriculum.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer


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